LSHS, LMS students receive recognition in The Quill event

Aliyah Wright of Lexington Senior High School and Simone-Elise Honeycutt of Lexington Middle were recognized during the third annual The Quill on-demand writing competition Saturday at LSHS.

Aliyah Wright of Lexington Senior High School and Simone-Elise Honeycutt of Lexington Middle were recognized during the third annual The Quill on-demand writing competition Saturday at LSHS.Wright was honored in the creative writing category while Simone-Elise was recognized in the narrative category.The North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities sponsors the competition, part of the 14 events that will determine the winner of the NCASA Scholastic Cup and Middle School Cup presented by Time Warner Cable.Lexington Senior High finished fourth among the 10 high schools that competed. Lexington Middle School placed seventh of the eight teams in the middle school division.The Quill is the first ever statewide on-demand writing competition. Three to four students from each school are presented prompts from genres. Each student has 90 minutes to create a written response based on the presented prompt. LSHS is tied for fourth place in the NCASA Scholastic Cup standings with 55 points; Atkins A&T High School leads with 90 points. LMS is also in fourth with 60 points, trailing leader Jay M. Robinson Middle School, which has 110 points.The NCASA will also present the School District Cup to the best overall small, medium and large school district in North Carolina according to their schools' cup points. To qualify, half or more of a school district's middle and high schools must be NCASA member schools and participate in one or more NCASA or partner competitions. Gates County Schools leads Lexington City Schools in the Small School District Division 130 points to 115 points.

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